Folding gun.



No. 652,583. Patenied lune 25, I900, J. T. BAH). FOLDING GUN.

(Application filed. Feb. 28, 1900.)

idana w that I, T. Burns, a citisited States, residing at ()lney, bland, State of Illinois,

certain new and useful Im- Folding nus, of which the a specification, reference being theaccompanying drawings. ies relates to folding guns, and which the bare disposed withion has for an object to n of folding gun in which the l boiler; or recessed to contain nortion and the firingcha:n-

two par-ts being pivoted on when folded is 11121" heretofore and W militia the convenient .e came into pocket of the and of the inventelapnear in the following n and the novel features thereof 1 eticuiarly pointed out in the apbe servings,

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Figure l is an elevation g with the parts shown in par" iy folded. 2 is a the parts in their is a vertical longithe firing-chamber, cross-section on the arsof reference indicate like parts J the several fignresof the draw- .l'n the drawings the letter A indicates the stock, 13 the firinginber, and C the barrel may be of any snitconfiguration, it being stool: portion A is rehollowfor the purpose of receiving id firing -chamber when the same The steel; A illusa hollow character and formed n sheet material having a suitable shoulloutt A. At the opposite end the stock is 2th piyoting'-ears A3, by means of fir h -ch mber B is pivoted there vthrough theopposite portion of a gun, an able construction or understood that the cessed or ire-ted is 'of averydesirable produce I 33$ L fi rgjgatent Iilo, 652,583, dated. June 26, 1900. application February 28,- 1900.

Serial No 6,813. (No model) cars and apertures B in the firing-chamber. The stock is also provided with a latch A, of

anysnitable character--for instance,a springin the and provided with a push-butthepurpose of disengaging the fin- The firing-chamber B is adapted to contain any suitable form of firing mechanism-J01- instauce, the-firing-pins D, which are found mafter particularly described. This chamnor has at lts'forward portion a rest B p vided with depending pivoting-ears B adapted to receive the pivot-pin B, passing" through the lug C, carried by the barrel 0. This barrel is also provided'with a locking-hook adaptedto cooperate with a spring-bolt B carried within the casing'B upon the lower portion of the rest B structure permits the'convenient and ready releasing of the barrel portion in order that the same may be folded upon the firing-chamber and the two parts then folded within the recessed stock The lower portion of the firing-chamber is also provided with trigger-guards B suitably spaced apart, so that the barrel portion C will lie between the same when the parts are folded, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. in tbeilorin of gun illustrated in this application two barrels have been shown, and consequentlytlie firing mechanism is duplicated construction and will be heresirable form of Weapon, embodying both a rifle and shotgun; but the invention is not con fined to this combined weapon, but adapted for use with either one or more ba rels.

The firing-chamber may contain an form of lock mechanism, and a desirable construction 0! parts is herewith illustrated in connection with the folding gun, but forms no part of the invention hereinclairned.

Tho firing-pins D are similar in construe tion, and it will therefore only be necessary to particularly describe one of the same. The pin 1) is passed through an aperture in a supporting-partition D at the barrel 6nd of the chamber, thence through an aperture in the tension-plate D and through an aperture in the locking-plate D It will here be stated that the pin 1) is of slightly-elastic material stock having a recessed or stock, a firing-chamber, of a barrel portioni having two barrels pivoted to the firing-chamber, independent, firing mechanism for each barrel, a trigger-gaa'rd located upon the Under side of said flung-chamber, Independent trig.

"els carried by the substantially as specified.

foidinggun, ihe combination with a hollow body por- Lion, of a firing-ehamberpivotaily mounted at tially as specified. In testimony whereof I presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. BAIRD.

Witnesses:

A. W.'MACE, JOHN SCHNEITER.

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